Note: Grading and Rating are Enterprise License options.
The Discussion Board is made up of (Undefined variable: BbVariables_AS.plural forum). Adding (Undefined variable: BbVariables_AS.plural forum) is accomplished on the Add Forum page.
Follow these steps to open the Add Forum page:
The table details the fields on the Add Forum page.
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Field |
Required? |
Description |
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Forum Information |
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Name |
Yes |
Enter the name of the Forum. |
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Description |
No |
Enter a description of the Forum in the virtual text box. |
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Forum Availability |
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Available |
No |
Make the Forum available or not. |
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Choose date and time restrictions |
No |
Use the Display After and/or the Display Until checkboxes to limit Forum availability. |
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Date and Time fields |
No |
Use the Month, Day, Year, Hour, Minute, and AM/PM drop-down lists to select a specific date and time. |
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Calendar Button |
No |
Click the button to select a date using a calendar GUI. |
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Forum Settings |
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Allow anonymous posts |
No |
Allow anonymous posts on the Forum. |
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Allow author to remove own posts |
No |
Allow authors to remove their own posts. |
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Allow author to modify own published posts |
No |
Allow author to edit their own published posts. |
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Allow message tagging |
No |
Allow tags to be added to messages on the Forum. For faster Discussion Board page loading, do not allow message tagging. |
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Allow users to reply with quote |
No |
Allow users to include the text of the original message in any replies to that message. This is enabled by default. |
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Allow file attachments |
No |
Allow files to be attached to messages within the Forum. |
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Allow members to create new threads |
No |
Allow Forum members to create new threads in the Forum. |
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Allow members to rate posts |
No |
Enable Forum members to rate individual posts. |
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Force moderation of posts |
No |
Require that all messages are reviewed before they are posted to the Forum. |
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Subscribe |
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Do not allow subscriptions |
No |
No subscriptions for this Forum. |
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Allow members to subscribe to threads |
No |
Allow subscription to threads only. |
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Allow members to subscribe to Forum |
No |
Allow subscription to the entire Forum. |
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Grade |
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No grading in Forum |
No |
No grading in the Forum. |
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Grade Forum |
No |
Enable grading at the Forum level. |
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Grade threads |
No |
Enable grading at the thread level. |
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Note: Grading and Rating are Enterprise License options. |